HEP Grid Computing in the UK: MOVING Towards the LHC Era

Autor: Jeremy Coles
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Grid Computing ISBN: 9780387784168
Popis: The last 12 months have seen several advances in the GridPP contribution to the Worldwide Large hadron collider Computing Grid (WLCG) and the provision of over 15 million KSI2K hours of processing. This paper reviews the deployment and operations progress made in both the UK Tier-1 and Tier-2s. For the Tier-1 this includes steps taken to ensure successful implementation of CASTOR and the resolution of major issues faced with several disk procurements. For the Tier-2s the approach to storage management and the ongoing efforts being made to improve availability are described. 2007 is a critical year for WLCG and there is still someway to go in provision of an adequately resourced and stable service. The paper outlines outstanding issues and how GridPP plans to address them. Finally the status of GridPP in relation to the UK National Grid Service (NGS) and the provision of a single national infrastructure are mentioned.
Databáze: OpenAIRE